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ImNotYouToday t1_j6cg6sg wrote

Anything that is marketed everyone heavily is most likely a mediocre product

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Toronto-Will t1_j6d9ktq wrote

It’s very hipster to assume anything popular is actually bad. I think it’s probably the case that most mass manufactured stuff is bad regardless of whether it’s marketed or not—making good things is hard and expensive.

As a counterpoint, I think AirPods are actually pretty good, despite being one of the most advertised and most popular headphones in existence.

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ImNotYouToday t1_j6demul wrote

I meant more not popular but heavily marketing products instead of quality, raycons, ridge wallet, manacaped etc AirPods aren’t sponsored by all the YouTubers streamers etc you don’t see ads for them everywhere.

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Toronto-Will t1_j6dig01 wrote

It's the modern infomercial, the indie-accessible marketing stream. Plenty of crap, but every now and then the Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine is actually a pretty good idea, or the Ginsu knives are actually pretty sharp and durable. It's just an alternative way to market something when you don't have a big brand's name behind you.

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